Joy is one of my favourites and I scour the web for bottles of it. We always do opening ceremony videos because some of them are fakes and we need to get refunds. We have had a couple of fakes this summer already. These counterfeiters do an excellent job too, it’s not till you spray the juice that you know.

13 thoughts on “Vintage joy Parfum by Jean Patou: Live Video Sniff”

Joy is one of my rarely worn frags, but I love owning it. Came by a giant 3.4 oz vintage bottle at an estate sale for something like $20. Still kicking myself for passing on a Le Dix mini at the same sale.
I really, really want that vintage parfum atomizer you’re testing!!
How does vintage Joy parfum compare to vintage edt?

Hey Caroline,
Sometimes we aren’t meant to have stuff, don’t beat yourself up.
The parfum is thicker and richer, almost unbearably so when you first spritz. I like the sizzling lift of the EdT with the undercurrent of creamy warmth.
Except for a very bad copy I’ve not smelled a vintage Joy that I less than adore.
Portia xx

Hey Azar,
I’m not sure. The copies are fairly good. I stood a real & fake box next to each other and the differences were not striking. The plastic cellophane was poorly attached and less thick, we also got a fake that was shrink wrapped.
Portia xx

So what year is it, do you think? I would love a video of you explaining the differences between the fakes vs. real!

My mother only wore 2 (well, three) perfumes in her life. Maja during our summers in Spain, and Joy (and 1000 for dress-up) the rest of the year. I’m always trepidatious about buying a vintage bottle from like, ebay. We need a lesson or two!!

Hi Portia, love your video’s, what a lovely Joy bottle and it must smell amazing. I was curious how the outside white box looked like especilally the pattern of the gold lines. It looks like you both loved this extrait 🙂

Seeing you outside enjoying a fine summer day is so cruel since I just was out shoveling my way into the garage in a long attempt to get home from work in a snowstorm. I could use some Joy right now. I am not brave enough to seek out vintage on ebay. I just know I’d get burned. How does the modern compare?

Hi gorgeous.
Hope you are having fun.
I seem to have a similar bottle of parfum that is yet to be opened and it sounds like I should also do an opening ceremony when we meet up next…. Show me yours and I’ll show you mine.
XXX… T
PS. Love the video sniff